The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and semi clean/textured right now for Playa Negra, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
86° NNW @ 6mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
3:40pm / 9:20am
BUOY FORECAST
SW2.1ft @ 19s
WATER TEMP
86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

SUN 20

MON 21

TUE 22

WED 23

THU 24

11am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 4-5 ft and fair at 11am on Sun 9/20

WINDNNW 6 mph

PRIMARYSW (228) 2.1 ft @ 19 sec

SECONDARYSW (224) 2.3 ft @ 12 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing High Tide,5.6 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Sunday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
clean

N

2mph
2ft
18s
SW
12pm
4-5 ft
fair

NW

8mph
2.2ft
19s
SW
6pm
4-5+ ft
fair

SSW

4mph
2.2ft
19s
SW

Monday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5+ ft
clean

ENE

6mph
2.6ft
17s
SW
12pm
4-6 ft
choppy

SSE

12mph
2.8ft
17s
SW
6pm
4-6 ft
fair

SE

8mph
2.8ft
17s
SW

Tuesday, Sep 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5+ ft
choppy

SE

9mph
2.9ft
16s
SW
12pm
4-5 ft
choppy

SSE

11mph
2.7ft
16s
SW
6pm
3-5 ft
choppy

S

15mph
2.6ft
16s
SW

Wednesday, Sep 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
fair

SE

5mph
2.5ft
16s
SW
12pm
3-4 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
2.4ft
15s
SW
6pm
3-4 ft
fair

SW

6mph
2.5ft
15s
SW

Thursday, Sep 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
clean

ENE

3mph
2.6ft
15s
SW
12pm
3-4+ ft
fair

WSW

6mph
2.7ft
14s
WSW
6pm
3-4+ ft
clean

SSW

4mph
3.3ft
13s
WSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft clean	N 2mph	2ft 18s SW
12pm	4-5 ft fair	NW 8mph	2.2ft 19s SW
6pm	4-5+ ft fair	SSW 4mph	2.2ft 19s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5+ ft clean	ENE 6mph	2.6ft 17s SW
12pm	4-6 ft choppy	SSE 12mph	2.8ft 17s SW
6pm	4-6 ft fair	SE 8mph	2.8ft 17s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5+ ft choppy	SE 9mph	2.9ft 16s SW
12pm	4-5 ft choppy	SSE 11mph	2.7ft 16s SW
6pm	3-5 ft choppy	S 15mph	2.6ft 16s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft fair	SE 5mph	2.5ft 16s SW
12pm	3-4 ft fair	SSW 6mph	2.4ft 15s SW
6pm	3-4 ft fair	SW 6mph	2.5ft 15s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft clean	ENE 3mph	2.6ft 15s SW
12pm	3-4+ ft fair	WSW 6mph	2.7ft 14s WSW
6pm	3-4+ ft clean	SSW 4mph	3.3ft 13s WSW

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This forecast is for South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 20, 2026 @ 7:17am.

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